Hillary, Zalak,and myself were teamed together to map the experience between the Headquarters of the Federazione del Fasci Milanesi and the Triennale di Milano. Although we had previously visited the Triennale, we were completely unfamiliar with the Federazione del Fasci Milanesi – a Piero Portaluppi design. Not too far off from the Duomo, the Piazza S. Sepolcro (Federazione del Fasci Milanesi) is much more dense and heavy in the mood of the atmosphere. Taken away by the church across from our starting building, we noticed the odd juxtaposition of styles between the Romanesque church and the fascist tower that suppressed the surrounding structures.
In absolute contrast to the dense and heavy atmosphere of our beginning building, the Triennale is located in an open area surround by light and greenery overflowing from the adjacent parkland. Although the building is also large and of similar coloring on the front-most facade, the architectural style is much lighter and of a different time. Both buildings were built in the early 1930s, but their stark differences in architectural styles make them seem decades apart in age. While the fascist tower is a prime example of fascist design, the Triennale is modern in aesthetic and belongs to the Novecento movement.
The walk between these two differing endpoints was interesting and ended up reflecting a path of heaviness to lightness in environment along the route from the Headquarters of the Federazione del Fasci Milanesi and the Triennale di Milano. As a part of our mapping project, we are drawing inspiration from an event hosted at the Triennale, however, the main focus will be on moods and environments as we shifted from point A to point B. Our inspiration was realized in the form of exhibiting objects from key areas along our route and using verb definition to iterate the mood/impression of each area along our route.